Tuberville Ends Lengthy Blockade of Most US Military Promotions.

Senator Tommy Tuberville has ended his months-long holds on military promotions, allowing the Senate to confirm over 400 senior officers. Tuberville had placed the holds in order to pressure the Defense Department to end a policy allowing personnel to travel for abortion care. After Senate Democrats proposed a temporary resolution to allow the nominations to be taken up in bulk, Tuberville released the holds. President Joe Biden criticized Tuberville's actions, stating that they had needlessly harmed service members and military families. [Extracted from the article]